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Three major associates of Nicholas Cosmo, the mastermind of a $400 million Ponzi scheme, were arraigned on an indictment Wednesday charging them with conspiracy, as well as mail, wire and securities fraud, officials said. The three — Jason Keryc, 34, of Wantagh; Anthony Ciccone, 39, of Locust Valley; and Diane Kaylor, 36, of Bethpage — […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against a former registered representative who misappropriated material nonpublic information from his customer and used it to trade Burger King Holding, Inc.’s (“Burger King”) securities and tip others before the company’s September 2, 2010 announcement that it was being acquired by a New York private equity […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced sanctions against a New York-based brokerage firm for ignoring red flags and paying more than $400,000 in soft dollars for expenses that an investment adviser had not properly disclosed to clients. Soft dollars are credits or rebates from a brokerage firm on commissions that clients pay for trades […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, on December 23, 2013, it charged David F. Marchand, of Campbell, California, a former Board Assistant to the Co-Chief Executive Officer of SAP AG, with unlawful insider trading in the securities of three issuers: SuccessFactors, Inc. (“SuccessFactors”), Ariba, Inc. (“Ariba”) and SAP AG (“SAP”). According to the SEC’s […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Detroit-based investment advisory firm and a portfolio manager for deceiving the trustees of a money market fund and failing to comply with rules that limit risk in a money market fund’s portfolio. Money market funds seek to maintain a stable share price by investing […]